Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.22/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$143.22

166 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	146.22	741	95
Medium and Large 2	362	145.43	527	41
Medium and Large 3	414	130.72	541	30

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale166 hd

143.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,528 hd

139.76

+3.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,545	87.52	1,353	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	72.74	968	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	62.45	590	17

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	146.77/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	650	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	157.46/cwt	156.00–159.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	168.54/cwt	166.00–170.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	158.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	122.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	156.99/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	173.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	174.59/cwt	170.00–178.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.81/cwt	174.00–178.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	139.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	155.79/cwt	154.00–160.00	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	177.44/cwt	172.00–179.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	157.05/cwt	153.00–163.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	172.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	158.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	991	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	166.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	155.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	56.30/cwt	54.00–59.00	544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	76.64/cwt	74.00–79.00	796	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	64.28/cwt	61.00–68.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	67.65/cwt	66.00–69.00	884	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	83.01/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	74.19/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,008	14
Bulls	—	—	1,697	97.60/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	72.41/cwt	71.00–75.00	954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	65.83/cwt	63.00–70.00	606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	71.92/cwt	71.00–73.00	730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	666.38/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.09/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	142.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	151.27/cwt	150.00–156.00	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	706	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	119.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	121.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.60/cwt	138.00–148.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	183.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	789	11

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Wed Jan 12, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 227Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	140.00–149.00	146.77
3	—	570	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	218	160.00–170.00	164.94
12	—	315	140.00–145.00	141.90
8	—	257	150.00–156.00	151.27
4	—	365	136.00–146.00	140.61
4	—	435	138.00–148.00	144.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	423	150.00–158.00	153.73
2	—	208	180.00–184.00	181.98
3	—	337	150.00–152.00	150.67
7	—	611	135.00–140.00	139.15
7	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.68
8	—	661	128.00–135.00	134.09
10	—	372	150.00–160.00	156.48
2	—	590	140.00–146.00	142.97
21	—	469	150.00–154.00	150.47
11	—	783	115.00–120.00	119.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	150.00–158.00	153.96
8	—	514	120.00–125.00	122.18
4	—	381	120.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	685	110.00–117.00	113.50
9	—	264	140.00–148.00	142.97
2	—	328	135.00–138.00	136.44
3	—	627	119.00–125.00	121.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	156.00–159.00	157.46
3	—	215	166.00–170.00	168.54
2	—	488	154.00–164.00	158.92
3	—	422	153.00–163.00	157.05
3	—	338	150.00–160.00	156.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	359	180.00–190.00	187.47
3	—	665	153.00–161.00	156.99
11	—	431	180.00–185.00	183.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	312	170.00–180.00	173.51
5	—	464	170.00–178.00	174.59
5	—	368	174.00–178.00	175.81
15	—	566	154.00–160.00	155.79
11	—	439	172.00–179.00	177.44
10	—	271	170.00–178.00	172.44
4	—	529	160.00–165.00	162.18
2	—	723	150.00–151.00	150.50
12	—	626	150.00–159.00	158.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	160.00–170.00	166.85
4	—	385	145.00–155.00	149.94
5	—	467	130.00–140.00	133.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	152.00–160.00	155.24
3	—	307	170.00–175.00	171.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00–158.00	152.76
3	—	518	149.00–150.00	149.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	54.00–59.00	56.30
2	—	1,038	74.00–79.00	76.64
8	—	904	61.00–68.00	64.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,306	66.00–69.00	67.65
2	—	1,225	81.00–85.00	83.01
14	—	1,359	70.00–77.00	74.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	95.00–101.00	97.60
2	—	1,318	71.00–75.00	72.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	920	63.00–70.00	65.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	71.00–73.00	71.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	550.00–775.00	666.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle